Differences From The Novel
Four-Sided Triangle features some differences from the original novel by William F. Temple. In the novel, the duplicate (named Dolly) falls into depression for being married with Bill while she's in love with Robin. She has a breakdown and has to go on vacation with Bill to recover. When they return, Bill starts working on a power generator which explodes, killing him. Lena tries to convince Robin to accept both her and Dolly, but he refuses. A couple weeks later, Lena and Dolly have an accident while diving on a river. One of them dies and the other is seriously injured. Dr. Harvey and Robin are startled when they discover that the surviving woman can't recall anything after the duplication, and suppose she's repressing all the painful memories, so she must be Dolly. Dr. Harvey finds in Bill's notes about the marks on Dolly's neck and tells Robin, convincing him that the survivor is Lena.
In an epilogue, he reveals that he also discovered a note in which Bill recalls that, during vacation, Dolly had undergone plastic surgery to erase the marks, but destroyed it so Robin and Dolly can be happy.
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